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Nisusia festinata

Kutorginata - Kutorginida - Nisusiidae

Taxonomy
Orthisina festinata was named by Billings (1861). It is the type species of Nisusia.

It was recombined as Nisusia festinata by Walcott (1905), Cooper (1936).

Subspecies
N. transversa
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
N. alaica, N. grandis, N. metula, N. spenci

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1861Orthisina festinata Billings
1905Nisusia festinata Walcott p. 249
1936Nisusia festinata Cooper p. 214 figs. PI. 26, figs. 39-42, 4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
—PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
RankNameAuthor
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classKutorginata
orderKutorginidaKühn 1949
superfamilyNisusioideaWalcott and Schuchert 1908
familyNisusiidaeWalcott and Schuchert 1908
genusNisusia
speciesfestinata(Billings 1861)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Nisusia festinata Billings 1861
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Folds: minorg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-03-07 15:12:14
Modified: 2009-06-04 16:56:53
Source: g = genus, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Caron and Jackson 2008, Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Dyeran to the top of the Delamaran or 515.30000 to 505.30000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Dyeran515.3 - 509.7USA (Pennsylvania) Nisusia festinata (11113 11114 11115)
Dyeran515.3 - 509.7USA (Vermont) Nisusia festinata (194)
Dyeran515.3 - 509.7USA (Virginia) Nisusia festinata (195)
Delamaran509.7 - 505.3USA (Virginia) Nisusia festinata (219913)
Delamaran509.7 - 505.3USA (Vermont) Nisusia festinata (200)
St Davids506.5 - 497.0USA (Vermont) Nisusia festinata (78912 78914)